Lord Shiva is the destroyer of sorrows and bestower of success & happiness. Indeed, worshipping him can bring you a complete heaven, in this world and thereafter. But do you know what is the most ...

New Delhi: Lord Shiva is considered the Supreme God within Hinduism. In other branches of Hinduism such as in the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God.He is “the ...

I had ever since wondered that why the Shiv linga is oval in shape? Why worship a stone? What is the significance of it? There was a lot of misinterpretation which misunderstood the very purpose of ...

Generally, idols in different forms, postures, etc., occupy the sanctum sanctorum in temples. Siva temples are an exception in that the main deity is in the form of a lingam, an inverted U shape.

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) It is not for a court to decide how worship is to be performed in a temple, the Supreme Court said today stressing that its concern was only about the protection of the ‘lingam’ ...

The renowned Siddeshwar Nath Temple in Kardo, Ziro, hosts the world's largest natural Shiv Linga, emerging organically from beneath the ground, towering impressively at 25 feet tall. This ...

COIMBATORE: A unique temple in India-- "Ma Linga Bhairavi" in Coimbatore allows women, "Bairagini Ma" and "Upashika" to worship the Goddess, even during menstruation. Ma Linga Bhairavi temple situated ...